Howard Johnson's, New England, 1940s/1950s Rail Courtesy Private Collecton

Courtesy Private Collecton

Al Levy's was the first big-time movie hangout

The image of the champagne sipping beauty on the cover of this menu was created by Eduardo Benito

the original owner and chef of the world-famous Waikiki Lau Yee Chai restaurant

A quart of Roederer champagne was eight shillings and a glass of sarsaparilla cost sixpence

Howard Johnson's, New England, 1940s/1950s Rail Courtesy Private CollectonKnown as the landmark for hungry Americans, these orange roofed Howard Johnsons restaurants stretched from Maine to New York. Food was high quality, cheap and plentiful. This is a beautifully designed menu cover, which we think dates from the late 40s or 50s, in the chains colors of green and orange and the many and varied graphics are really elegant. Courtesy Lou Greenstein Each print is accompanied by a copy of the interior menu where available. We